We awoke to watery sunshine then went back to sleep. We dozed for ages, it was so relaxing. We read and drank coffee then went for a drive at about 3.00pm, by which time it was raining again. We climbed Mont D’Or where D had been the previous evening but the 56 steps of the [...]
I cooked this for dinner yesterday. It’s interesting what innovative dishes you come up with, when you don’t really have a choice of cooking implements or ingredients.
Looking up my inventory, I chopped up some courgettes, spring onions, potatoes, smoked sausage, mushrooms and french beans. Heated some oil, fried a little cumin seed, added some finely [...]
On the MV Bretagne from Portsmouth we find our cabin and stow our luggage. To the restaurant for dinner but there was a long queue and we had to put our names on a list to be called when a table became vacant. To the rear deck, with drinks - Sancerre for me and a [...]
Poaching is the process of gently simmering food in liquid, generally water, stock or wine.
Poaching is particularly suitable for fragile food, such as eggs, poultry, fish and fruit, which might easily fall apart or dry out. For this reason, it is important to keep the heat low and to keep the poaching time to a [...]
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